William Blake was an English poet born in 1757 who was married to Catherine Boucher. The document discusses two of Blake's poems, "A Divine Image" and "A Poison Tree". "A Divine Image" depicts cruelty, jealousy, terror and secrecy taking on human forms. "A Poison Tree" tells the story of nurturing anger towards a foe in secret until it bears poisonous fruit that kills the foe. Both poems were published in Blake's Songs of Experience collection and examine dark human emotions and impulses.

1. William Blake
A Divine Image and A Poison Tree

2. About Blake:
 1757-1827
 Married Catherine Boucher August 18,1782
 Close to his brother Robert

3. A Divine Image
Cruelty has a human heart,
And Jealousy a human face;
Terror the human form divine,
And Secresy the human dress.
The human dress is forged iron,
The human form a fiery forge,
The human face a furnace sealed,
The human heart its hungry gorge.
William Blake

4. A Divine Image
 Secrecy, terror, jealousy, and cruelty
 Written in 1791-1794
 Songs of Experience

5. A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not; my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night;
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine.
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
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6. A Poison Tree
 A key element is unresolved anger
 Published in 1794
 Part of his Songs of Experience Collection

7. Works Cited
 Poetryfoundation.org
 Poemhunter.com
 Wikipedia.com
 Biography.com
 Blakesongsettings.co.uk.com
 Wikisource.com